225: According to ancient books, "Seven-Colored Divine Tree Kung Fu"

"Er Bao, you... you all..." Although Zhuang Sanming had more or less guessed it, the answer being revealed right before his eyes still left him feeling incredibly surprised.

He prided himself on his intelligence, formulating a plan to help Xiong Mao take down the Axe Gang, and originally intended to go undercover with Bao Hui... yet there was an undercover agent right beside him, and he hadn't noticed at all!

It truly was a complete failure.

Tao Erbao apologized to Zhuang Sanming with a simple-minded look, "Sorry, Brother Zhuang, I lied to you."

Zhuang Sanming could tell that Tao Erbao genuinely felt guilty, but to be honest, Zhuang Sanming had never doubted Tao Erbao's identity from start to finish.

"You little rascal... you're quite the actor!" Zhuang Sanming said with a wry smile, then turned to Xiong Mao and asked, "Why did you think of placing someone by my side?"

"Of course, it was because I was worried about your safety. I didn't tell Er Bao to tell you, so I also lied to you, which I feel quite bad about."

Xiong Mao also chuckled guilelessly, their simple-minded smiles identical.

Zhuang Sanming's mouth twitched. Why hadn't he noticed before that Tao Erbao was as simple-minded as Xiong Mao?

Could these two be related?

After saying that, Xiong Mao was ready to get down to business, and his expression visibly became serious: "You two sit down first and let me tell you everything slowly."

"Alright." Zhuang Sanming was indeed very curious about the internal situation of the Axe Gang... At noon, on the outskirts of the forest.

Lin Feng rarely came to the outskirts, and he unexpectedly ran into two frequent passengers, Ximen Chuifeng and Su Duo.

When did these two get together?

Where was Zhuang Sanming?

Lin Feng was puzzled. Usually, Su Duo would come with her cousin Zhuang Sanming, but today Zhuang Sanming wasn't there, and Su Duo hadn't taken the train in a long time either.

However, despite his puzzlement, Lin Feng naturally welcomed anyone who came to take the train.

"Welcome aboard this train. Please sit down and hold on tight."

"Please purchase a ticket upon boarding. Different carriages have different fares."

"This carriage is a VIP carriage. Benefits include, but are not limited to, a maximum ride time of thirty minutes, the ability to lie down and rest, and an extra bottle of train exclusive water per day (limited purchase), all for a fare of only two thousand low-grade spirit stones."

This was Ximen Chuifeng's second time in this carriage. Although he hadn't sat in it before, he had seen its interior layout and the privileges passengers could enjoy here, so he wasn't particularly surprised this time.

But Su Duo was different.

This was her first time seeing it!

Before boarding, she was already incredibly shocked by the green train having an extra new carriage, but only after getting on did she realize that her previous shock was merely the beginning of her astonishment!

Countless more surprises were awaiting her!

"Wow, what beautiful decorations!"

"Wow, what soft cushions! You can even lie down?"

"My goodness, there's even a private restroom?"

"Amazing, you can even ride the train for an extra fifteen minutes, cultivate for an extra fifteen minutes... Oh my, I don't even know what to say."

Su Duo looked at everything in the VIP carriage, her mouth wide open the entire time, utterly astonished. She never imagined that the green train would undergo such a massive transformation after she hadn't ridden it for just a few days!

Everything in the VIP carriage was truly wonderful, but the price of the ticket... made her hesitate a little.

Ximen Chuifeng knew she would be surprised on her first visit, so he didn't bother her and went ahead to buy the remaining bottle of train exclusive water for the day.

Yes, in the morning, Xiao Shen and the others had intended to buy water, but later, they became so focused on the longbow crafted by the microwave oven that they completely forgot about it, allowing the late-arriving Ximen Chuifeng to get a good deal.

Lin Feng also checked the current sales progress:

"New Upgrade Martial Pill sales progress (3/10), New Advancement Pill sales progress (2/10), New Healing Pill sales progress (1/10), train exclusive water sales progress (8/30), steamed bun sales progress (1/10)."

The train exclusive water was still selling very well, selling out every day, and the steamed bun finally had a good start, already eaten by Tong Changshan.

"Uncle Ximen, are we taking the VIP carriage today?" Su Duo turned to look at Ximen Chuifeng, her eyes full of hope.

Facing Su Duo's anticipation, Ximen Chuifeng smiled faintly and said, "Unfortunately, we don't have that much money."

"Oh..." Su Duo lowered her head in disappointment, followed Ximen Chuifeng off the train, and then took a seat in the ordinary carriage upfront.

"Welcome aboard this train. Please sit down and hold on tight."

"Please purchase a ticket upon boarding. Different carriages have different fares. This carriage is an ordinary carriage, and the fare is one hundred and eighty low-grade spirit stones."

Hearing that the fare for this carriage was only one hundred and eighty low-grade spirit stones, Su Duo visibly let out a sigh of relief.

Although it was thirty low-grade spirit stones more expensive than before, it was much cheaper compared to the VIP carriage at the back.

So, after buying her ticket, Su Duo immediately sat down and began cultivating, not willing to waste a single moment.

It had been such a long, long time since she had cultivated on the green train!

Seriously, she felt uncomfortable all over every day.

Today she finally didn't feel uncomfortable, but thinking of the VIP carriage at the back... she still felt very uncomfortable.

No, next time she must go home and ask her parents for more pocket money. Not to say she'd take the VIP carriage every day, but at least try it once for a new experience.

Ximen Chuifeng also went to cultivate, but his thoughts had long drifted far away.

If nothing unexpected happened, Zhuang Sanming should have met up with Xiong Mao and the others by now.

He wondered how their discussion had gone.

During this time, only Ximen Chuifeng had been cultivating the Seven-Colored Divine Wood Skill, and his progress was also the fastest.

The attribute of this skill was wood. After he cultivated it, the Crimson Flame Ant could use more wood-attribute moves. He usually felt closer to all wood-related things, such as flowers, plants, and trees, which conveniently made it easier for the Crimson Flame Ant to track the movements of humans and fierce beasts.

Moreover, recently, Ximen Chuifeng had discovered the '97' mark on the medicine bottles Zhuang Sanming sent back, so he had researched many ancient texts about the 97th Stronghold and the first 100 Strongholds. As a result, he happened to find the Seven-Colored Divine Wood Skill.

This skill was not just an ordinary Tier 3 Cultivation Method, but a skill that appeared roughly within a few decades after the apocalypse began, which is why it was recorded in ancient texts.

However, the ancient texts were incomplete, with little information about the Seven-Colored Divine Wood Skill. It was only known that this skill seemed to possess inherent potential and could be cultivated to a higher level.

But as for what kind of higher level, Ximen Chuifeng had no clue. He could only continue cultivating it normally for now, and once he cultivated this skill to its later stages, he should be able to gain some insight.